Blogger

Blogger: http://www.blogger.com/ media type="youtube" key="NN2I1pWXjXI" height="344" width="425" [|Blogger Basics] Created by Mike Lawrence [|Getting Started With Blogger]

Blogger Examples:
 * Mine- Gail Braddock's Wings to Fly http://gbraddock.blogspot.com/
 * Mountain View: http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/tech-tools-rotation-2/blogger-reader--igoogle
 * Chicago: http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/2008-09-24/blogger
 * Molly Schroeder: http://sites.google.com/site/edinagg/blogger

Issues of Our Times  Using Blogger to follow and analyze contemporary issues. Students use Blogger to share a little piece of themselves while they make the world a better a place. Creating a grassroots campaign through a blog, they educate readers about an issue while researching, writing and soliciting comments from a variety of perspectives. They also volunteer time at a local organization related to their issue, taking pictures and posting commentary on their blog. 

<span style="color: rgb(230, 145, 56);">** 1. ** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Introduce the concept of Blogging to the students. Explain to students the public nature of a Blog. Discuss with the students the importance of accuracy of information, and source citing on a Blog.

<span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">**2.** Formulate with the class some Blog etiquette rules that the class will be expected to follow. A reference resource is David Warlick's Class Blogmeister Bloggers Contract http://classblogmeister.com/bloggers_contract.doc from The LandMark Project  <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">__http://classblogmeister.com/__ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">**3.** Students select a contemporary issue to research. They blog to <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> journal their research and educate readers. Blogs might include...  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">
 * Links to a total of 10 current event sources. Sources should include news articles from reputable resources, video, websites, RSS Feeds and Podcasts.
 * Images with sources cited.
 * An opinion piece or commentary by the student on each linked source.
 * Opposing viewpoints.
 * Comments enabled, with moderation by the student, so the public can respond to the student research.
 * Interview of a person involved or affected by the issue. Include a photo of the person interviewed on blog.
 * Student attends an organizational meeting, or lecture, related to the issue. A summary and reflection of the event included on blog.
 * Volunteer two hours of time at a local organization related to the issue. Include pictures from the volunteer experience and written reflection of the experience on the blog.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">**4.**  Students present their final projects to the class. Their presentation includes an analysis of the issue and they engage the class in a reflective discussion of their experience. Student presentations include the discussion of the Blogging experience and an overview of the research, videos and comments posted to the Blog. <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Thanks to Kim Everist, Teacher, Miramonte High School for this lesson idea. <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Cheryl Davis -Acalanes Union High School District

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